Belgian supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. The

Gerontology Research Group The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) based in Los Angeles, California, USA, is a global social science organization of researchers in various fields of gerontology, primarily concerned with verifying and recording supercentenarians status (peop ...

(GRG) has validated the longevity claims of 20 Belgian supercentenarians, including 18 residents and 2 emigrants. The oldest known Belgian person was Joanna Deroover, who died in 2002 aged 112 years 186 days. The oldest Belgian man ever was Jan Machiel Reyskens, who lived 111 years and 241 days from 1878 to 1990.

Oldest Belgian people ever

The list including known and validated supercentenarians who died before 2015 was compiled by the

(GRG). Later cases were sourced either from more recent GRG data, from administrative reports or from press coverage, as indicated in the table.

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{{Longevity Belgian centenarians

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